Quartetto Rosetta

The Rosetta Quartet was established in 2014 after an idea by Salvo Marcuccio. In search for high quality guitar chamber music, he experimented with different tunings to extend the range of the classical guitar. A nice compromise between range and playability emerged in the form of special string sets for standard size guitars, adding a full octave to the gamut of the quartet. It is thus possible to "translate"  to the new medium most of the original string quartet literature - from Haydn to Webern! - with essentially no alteration. The guitar quartet plays from the original scores, only in a different key.
The different substance of the plucked strings – the magical tone colour of the guitar – sheds new light on the familiar masterworks, providing a new, original point of view. Under such new light the great classics of the string quartet repertoireveveal unsuspected details. A whole new world of exciting discoveries opens up for the adventurous musicians and the curious listeners.